What's the most practical supercar?

[CAT600]

R35... average service cost across the 10, 20, 30K services is $1500 each, will hand almost anything its **** on the track or street and can be driven anywhere am FPV/HSV can... huge boot and while its not a genuine 4 seater mine copped more than 2 people many times.

Nothing else stacks up.

Daniel

[Ozzyiceman]

Ford GT40 (2002 - 2004)

[RULE303]

look, I know very little if not no super cars will be as practical as the common commodore or falcon. What I'm saying is MOST practical, a supercar that does have a bit of storage, most people don't buy a supercar to go the shops or take the family on the trip but that's not the point.

(for the people that don't know I'm a 14yo)

[MITCHAY]

I have not driven anything near worthy of being classed as a supercar, the fastest car being my WRX but I hear Porsches are pretty practical. I would love to at least drive one if not own one of them some day.

[b055m4n]

From what I've read over the years supercar possibly Audi R8 V10..

[Cruzycuzz]

Mercedes AMG SLS Coupe

[Iggypoppin']

Don't mind the C63 sedan for outright grunt and four door practicality. Contrary to my last post, it really is a practical supercar with great mod-ability.

[RULE303]

Originally Posted by Iggypoppin'

Don't mind the C63 sedan for outright grunt and four door practicality. Contrary to my last post, it really is a practical supercar with great mod-ability.

The c63 is an amazing car, shame I can't con my mum into buying one, or an m3 or m5 for that matter! Well, I can dream!

[tex]

If I could have anything I wanted.

Hmmm, it would need be supremely fast, comfortable, not too loud, not too ****ish, with a go anywhere anytime reliability and practicality.

911 Turbo S.

That would do me.

410kw six. Yes please. Porsche reliability, Porsche build quality.

Theres one I see regularly down here in Tassie, it's covered in dirt and crap, bugs, got holigrams and scratches in the black paint work, wheel rash. Horrific.

That's a practicle supercar!

[tex]

Originally Posted by Iggypoppin'

Don't mind the C63 sedan for outright grunt and four door practicality. Contrary to my last post, it really is a practical supercar with great mod-ability.

not supercar, too slow LOL.

[RULE303]

Originally Posted by tex

not supercar, too slow LOL.

It may not be a ridiculously powered 2 door but it's still quickkkkkkk!

[tex]

12 point anything, like I said, too slow to rate super- car.

[CAT600]

Agreed, if its been produced in the last 10 years and cant cut a 1:23 or better around the Top Gear powertrack, run an 11-something at least and be able to outbrake a Heinrich tuned ZF input shaft then dont bother.

Daniel

[cuz]

XY GTHO Phase 3

[99AUXR]

My practical supercar GTR, And unpractical pick would be the LFA nothins else comes close IMO.

[Vincenzo]

I'm really surprised nobody has mentioned the original McLaren F1. Practical 3 seater and even someone as stupid as Mr Bean can drive (crash) it.

Cheers Vincenzo

[fte50]

Not even close to being practical, but easily one of the rarest & sexiest supercars made - The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

[Uwish]

GTR is not a supercar. It's a fast Nissan that is ugly as ****.
Lambo / Ferrari / ect is a supercar.

[zilo]

Tesla is a supercar for suburban daily use, fastest car I have ever experienced.
0-100 in 3 seconds in pure silence.

[2011G6E]

911, wins hands down.

I've seen two prime examples: First, way back in the early nineties, I met a youngish guy at a service station in Mackay who had an early seventies 911. It was packed with gear, splattered with bugs, and he was heading up north to start a new job as an engineer. I was filling up and checking the oil of my old Cortina next to him, and asked him about the 911, and he said it was his first car. I said "Nice to have the money", and he told me the story. He always wanted a 911, from when he was a kid. So he did odd jobs while at school, packing the money away, then when he started work, he would ride a pushbike to work, and if he was going out on a rare occasion that he did, he would borrow his parents car. He didn't drink, didn't smoke, didn't have a steady girlfriend (but was engaged when I spoke to him)...basically, he said one thing meant he could own a classic Porsche at 25: "Sacrifice". He bought one that needed some paint, and off he went into life as a Porsche owner. Lucky sod. It was his every day car.

Second: a year or two back I saw a family get out of a Porsche 911 at Dingo roadhouse out my way. Two little kids got out of the back, mum and dad out of the front. It was, I would hazard a guess, a late 1990's version...but it's hard to tell. Not a turbo, just a nice 911, even though it was dusty and had a bit of road grime around it from obviously a long highway trip.
I was filling up my bike at the next bowser, and the driver commented on my Suzuki. I asked where they were headed off to. Longreach and probably up to Winton...off on a family holiday. I asked about luggage space, and he said as long as you packed carefully and kept luggage to the essentials, it wasn't a real big problem. "Just like touring on a motorbike", I said. He smiled and replied "Yep...we've got motorbikes as well".


If the big lotto numbers come up tonight, I'd be torn between an Aston Martin and a 911.

[F6 Aimz]

Originally Posted by Uwish

GTR is not a supercar. It's a fast Nissan that is ugly as ****.
Lambo / Ferrari / ect is a supercar.

I would have thought the "supercar" title would be based on performance.

[Vincenzo]

Originally Posted by fte50

Not even close to being practical, but easily one of the rarest & sexiest supercars made - The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

Again, not a super car but it is the only Alfa Romeo I have ever thought of as sexy.

1990 Alfa Romeo SZ (Sprint Zagato | 'Il Mostro')

Cheers Vincenzo

[tregs]

Well for me it's the hot wheels Lamborghini my son plays with while I drive my ford it keeps me nice and quite in the back

[Yellow_Festiva]

I guess it depends on what you define as 'Practical'.

For low running costs the Lotus that uses the 1.8 supercharged or the 3.5 Toyota motor, or the GT 40. They don't have all that much extra space, and are probably a pain to get in and out of but at least the engines won't cost a mint to maintain.

GTR if you want a car that can be driven every day and goes like a cut snake when needed. Servicing / consumables are costly.

[CAT600]

Originally Posted by Uwish

GTR is not a supercar. It's a fast Nissan that is ugly as ****.
Lambo / Ferrari / ect is a supercar.

Says you... the REST OF THE WORLD says otherwise.

Ferrari 456 is a supercar?... 360 Modena?.... 550 Maranello?... sorry mate all just Grand Tourers no different to a Aston Vantage or a BMW M6 etc etc.

Ferrari Enzo is still the emminent Ferrari Supercar but still slower than current R35 both 1/4 mile and Lap times (at both the Ring and a "civilian" track like the Top gear one)

If you think price makes a supercar then your right... maybe a new 760iL BMW is a supercar then hahahaha

Daniel

[CAT600]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

GTR if you want a car that can be driven every day and goes like a cut snake when needed. Servicing / consumables are costly.

If you do 10,000kms per year its $1500 per year to service, front rotors and pads can be had for $2,000 for the whole lot and thats quality AP racing stuff no different to fitting genuine Brembo 2-piece rotors on my Falcon.

That GTR is expensive to run is a massive misrepresentation of the truth... a GTR is expensive to run IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE RACETRACK FOR 20+ HARD LAPS other than that by the time you factor in the 15-20% better fuel economy they get over a GT 335 driven the same way there is about $300-350 per year less fuel (based on 10,000kms driven) so you are lucky to be $500 a year worse off on operating costs, maybe $1000-1200 all-up once you allow the extra for insurance.

Daniel

[mik]

i win !

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[EDManual]

Most cars mentioned here are not super cars at all!
I gallardo is not but a mucie or aventador is. No 911 execpt perhaps a gt3rs4.0 or gt2rs. is and no nissan. We are talking cars that are built for speed only.
That's what I think anyway. I have a few mates with 911s.

[Uwish]

Lol @ R35 gtrs being a supercar.
The car with absolutely no soul. A dummy driver can cut a fast lap in one

[Fireblade]

So a car that does 0-100 in less than 3 seconds is not a supercar there isn't enough laughing emoticons for those ridiculous comments.